When people say wonders shall never end, this story right here is a typical example.
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Don’t think the above heading is a gross mistake or dismiss it as false. This sheep which was bred by a family in Stockport, UK, was sold for a whopping $490,000 at an auction.
The Texel sheep named Diamond was sold this week at the Scottish National Texel Sale in Lanark after being bred by Charlie Boden and family from their Mellor Hall farm. During the auction, the price of the sheep quickly escalated from an opening bid of $9,000 to an eye whooping $490,000.
According to the sheep society, Texel sheep originate from the island of Texel, one of the north-western islands off Holland, and now dominate the UK sheep industry. Jeff Aiken, flock manager at Procters Farm, one of the buyers, said: “The Texel for a start is the best breed in the UK and the pedigree side of it is getting bigger.
“If you want the best you have to try and buy the best. It’s an exceptional animal and the best Texel sheep I’ve ever seen. Hopefully, he’ll do a good job on all three flocks. According to Aiken, the price is a ‘one-off’. He emphasized that he did not want to give the wrong impression of the farming industry.
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“There’s a small percentage of pedigree buyers that can club together and pay big money, but at the end of the day the commercial farmers are just as important if not more important – they are putting food on our tables,” he said.
Additional information from afrigistbase.com was also used in this report.
SOURCE: www.Ghgossip.com
